The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a ...

Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the sales launch of the freshened Mazda Atenza at Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. The suggested retail price ranges from 1,932,000 yen to 2,646,000 yen with taxes included. The monthly sales target is 1,500 units.
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The all-new 2006 HUMMER H3 has arrived.  An expanding advertising campaign is expected to help generate more interest in the truck. The goal of the campaign is to illustrate H3’s authentic design, off-road capabilities and manageable midsize dimensions.
Three TV spots, “Rock Star ...

The Nissan Altima gasoline-electric hybrid car will be manufactured at Nissan's manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tenn., beginning in 2006, it was announced last week.
The hybrid will be a 2007 model. The car can be powered by either the gasoline engine, the electric motor or both.

With summer officially beginning today, local law enforcement officials from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia came together to announce their continued commitment to combating aggressive driving during the summer months. At a news conference this morning at the ...

No one wants to spend a vacation stranded along side of the highway; a little preventive maintenance can help you avoid a breakdown. These tips from AutoZone can help you make sure your next trip is a safe one.
Inspect or replace your brakes.
Few things on your car are more ...

The 2005 Mercury Montego large sedan earned IIHS' highest technical safety rating of "Good" and a "Best Pick" designation for offset frontal crash performance. The sedan's "Best Pick" designation by IIHS is awarded to vehicles that are top performers in a particular class.
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Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, last week announced the nationwide sales launch of its new Subaru Impreza series at Subaru dealerships throughout Japan.
The new Impreza ...

Nokian Tyres is improving the safety and comfort of driving by introducing the run flat property to its most important winter tyre models. If a flat occurs, the driver can drive on run flat tyres for about 100 km to reach a tyre store or service station where a new tyre can be ...

If New Yorkers had their way, the majority of taxis in the city would be converted to less polluting hybrid cars. According to poll results just released by the Coalition Advocating for Smart Transportation (CAST), seven in ten New Yorkers say it is important to make the switch ...

The foundation stone for the first large-scale plant for recycling end-of-life vehicles based on the Volkswagen-SiCon process is being laid today in Enns near Linz, Upper Austria. The plant has an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of shredder residue from end-of-life vehicles and ...

Generation-change at the pinnacle of automotive engineering: Mercedes-Benz presents the new S-Class. The new luxury saloon will be appearing in the showrooms of company-owned outlets and authorised dealerships as of autumn 2005.
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A recent study of claims data on more than two million motorcycles insured over the past three years by The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, the country’s largest motorcycle insurer, uncovers the makes and models of bikes most and least likely to be stolen or crashed.

Lincoln Mercury today announced pricing for the all-new 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, a mid-size, five- passenger luxury sedan joining Lincoln's lineup in the fall of 2005. The 2006 Zephyr features a starting manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of $29,995 and comes loaded with a ...

The cool quotient flows from the outside in, as the Chrysler PT Cruiser gets the face of Chrysler, an all-new interior, improved performance and a boost of power for the 2006 model year.
"We completely upgraded the Chrysler PT Cruiser for 2006," said Jeff Bell, Vice ...

When the next-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class goes on sale in Europe this fall, the flagship sedan will be the first to feature a new version of PRE-SAFE, a revolutionary new safety system that can reduce rear collisions by 75 percent. The next evolution of Mercedes-Benz ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the FCX has become one of the first fuel cell vehicles in Japan to receive motor vehicle type certification from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. On March 31, 2005 the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure ...

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today took another step toward strengthening its presence in India with the official start of operations at Nissan Motor India Private, Ltd. (NMIPL), its wholly-owned subsidiary in Mumbai.
NMIPL, which was established in February, is capitalized at 42 ...

ZAP, pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, has announced that a live auction is now underway on eBay for a Smart Car Americanized via ZAP, marking the first time a U.S.-compliant model would be available for purchase by the general ...

Attorneys in Houston have filed suit on behalf of an Iowa woman claiming her death in a fire last month was the direct result of a problem with the family's Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Darletta Mohlis of Westgate, Iowa, died in a fire at her home on May 2, 2005. Her husband of 34 ...